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The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) inherited a theme, including a nickname and mascot, of "Rebels" from its days as Arlington State College (ASC). The theme dated back to 1951, but after the integration of the school in 1962 and its admission into the University of Texas System (UT System) in 1965, The Shorthorn student newspaper ...
ISSN. 0892-6603. OCLC number. 232118097. Website. www.theshorthorn.com. The Shorthorn is the campus newspaper for the University of Texas at Arlington. It is published online daily with a print digest on Wednesday during the fall and spring semesters. During the summer, all content is published online since no print edition is produced.
In April 1965, the Texas Legislature transferred Arlington State College (ASC) from the Texas A&M University System to the University of Texas System (UT System). The following year, Maxwell Scarlett was the first African-American graduate in ASC history. In March 1967, ASC was renamed the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).
Mascot. Blaze. Website. www.uta.edu. The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) [7] is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965.
In March 1967, ASC was renamed the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). In 1968, UTA awarded its first master's degrees, all in engineering, and in 1969 hired Reby Cary, the first African American administrator at the university. In 1972, Wendell Nedderman was named president of UTA, ultimately serving for 20 years. During his tenure, the ...
From 1917 to 1965, what is now the University of Texas at Arlington was a member of the Texas A&M University System. In March 1917, it was organized as Grubbs Vocational College (GVC), a junior college that was a branch campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (AMC), which later became Texas A&M University. Open only to white ...
Arlington College (1895–1902) The first building on the campus of Arlington College under construction. Arlington College was founded in September 1895 by Lee M. Hammond and William M. Trimble. [1][2][3] At the time, Arlington was a small rural North Texas town with a population of about 1,000 people. [1][4] Its public schools were ...
Finally, The Shorthorn is UTA's student newspaper. Per its long history and WP:RSSM, it can probably be considered reliable, but it is not an independent source. Making a rough count, probably less than 10% of the sources in the article are from sources I would consider independent of UTA, mostly the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.